From the publisher:

Before this book was first published in 1957, the author, a businessman who stumbled onto his own spiritual path, read his manuscript to more than 100 children and several hundred parents, teachers, and clergy. The adults watched the children respond enthusiastically as they discovered that each of us is neither "all good" nor "all bad." Rather, we humans have both forces within us: that of our individual, often selfish selves, and the wisdom and power of the Divine. This nonsectarian concept of the "two Me's" has struck a chord of truth in many homes, schools and churches.

Parents found their children were applying the ideas quickly. "That was my Little Me," acknowledged one little girl who had been scolded for picking on her little sister. "I must remember to blow out the Little Me."

"Everyone needs to develop a good self-image. This does not mean a big ego, but it means recognizing the value, the worth of human life, and knowing that the Creative Power of the Universe indwells each of us," wrote Amalie Frank, recipient of the Unity Church's 1993 Myrtle Fillmore award for outstanding ministry.

The Little Me And The Great Me, without mass promotion, has sold over 85,000 copies in several languages. Children who first read it years ago have grown up and given the book to their children and grandchildren. Kids still get a kick out of F.O. Alexander's charming cartoons, which show how to "blow out" your Little Me and "breathe in" your GREAT ME, and feel like a new person.